Just as the Miami Dolphins’ 2019 season was coming to a close, one of the team’s few star players found himself in the headlines for all of the wrong reasons. In the aftermath of Miami’s upset win over the New England Patriots in Week 17, cornerback Xavien Howard was arrested and charged with domestic battery.
His arraignment is scheduled for tomorrow.
And now, via Andy Slater of South Florida’s Fox Sports 640, the alleged 9-1-1 audio from the incident that landed Howard in jail in late December has been leaked.
SLATER SCOOP: Xavien Howard's fiancé tells 911 operator:
"Because he plays football, so every time a situation happens, he's always like… don't call the cops."
The Dolphins CB was arrested on Dec. 29 and charged with domestic battery.
His arraignment is set for Thursday. pic.twitter.com/rzlWnhv3yJ
— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) February 4, 2020
On the alleged call, Howard’s fiancé mentions that this is not the first time Howard has gotten physical in confrontations with her and that past confrontations had Howard directing her to not contact police because of his status as a football player.
Due process is required here in order to get to the facts of the situation — but if the presented information turns out to be true, it’s a terrible situation for Howard. And if Howard indeed is guilty of the allegations leveed against him, the Dolphins will need to do some significant soul searching to determine what level of tolerance they’re going to choose to display regarding such significant off-field conduct.
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